EP 1848862 A2 20071031 - CONTROL OF TOILET BOWL FILL FLOW
Title (en)
CONTROL OF TOILET BOWL FILL FLOW
Title (de)
STEUERUNG DES FÜLLFLUSSES IN EINER TOILETTENSCHÜSSEL
Title (fr)
REGULATION DU DEBIT DE REMPLISSAGE D'UNE CUVETTE DE W-C.
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2006000770 W 20060111
- US 5031705 A 20050203
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2006168716A1] Various systems and methods of controlling the flow of water from a fill valve in a toilet tank to a toilet bowl of a toilet using a bowl fill valve are provided. An inlet of the bowl fill valve is coupled to a bowl fill outlet of the fill valve and the outlet of the bowl fill valve is channeled to the toilet bowl. In illustrative embodiment, a method is provided comprising the steps of determining when the toilet tank has been substantially drained of water during a flush cycle, and opening the bowl fill valve for a predefined period of time after the toilet tank has been substantially drained of water to fill the toilet bowl of the toilet with water. The predefined period of time is less than a total time of the flush cycle.
IPC 8 full level
E03D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
E03D 1/32 (2013.01 - EP US); E03D 1/34 (2013.01 - US); E03D 5/105 (2013.01 - EP US); G01F 23/56 (2013.01 - US); G01F 23/76 (2013.01 - US); G01L 19/00 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2006083501A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2006168716 A1 20060803; US 8590067 B2 20131126; AU 2006211593 A1 20060810; CA 2636658 A1 20060810; CA 2636658 C 20131008; CA 2640561 A1 20060810; CA 2640561 C 20150512; EP 1848862 A2 20071031; US 2006168717 A1 20060803; US 2010095446 A1 20100422; US 2014053329 A1 20140227; US 2015047115 A1 20150219; US 2015259894 A1 20150917; US 7650652 B2 20100126; US 8904573 B2 20141209; US 9045889 B2 20150602; US 9732504 B2 20170815; US 9822517 B2 20171121; WO 2006083501 A2 20060810; WO 2006083501 A3 20080110
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 5031705 A 20050203; AU 2006211593 A 20060111; CA 2636658 A 20060111; CA 2640561 A 20060111; EP 06717913 A 20060111; US 10005805 A 20050406; US 2006000770 W 20060111; US 201314072089 A 20131105; US 201414531132 A 20141103; US 201514723916 A 20150528; US 64224809 A 20091218